Emptied, and documented.
Paul Jennings pumps out septic tanks and treatment systems, with the paperwork done since 2008 across Mareeba, Atherton Tablelands, Kuranda, Dimbulah and Mount Carbine. Booked in over the phone, done in one visit, and the lid seated properly after.

What we get called out for most.
Everything Paul Jennings handles, in the order people ring about it.
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Septic
Septic tank cleaning and pumping
The standard household pump-out. We lift the lid, vacuum the tank down, check the outlet and leave the lid seated properly.
02
On-site
On-site treatment plants
Aerated treatment systems serviced, pumped and left running the way the manufacturer intended.
03
Preventative
Preventative maintenance
Routine maintenance on a set interval, so nothing on the property gets to the emergency stage.
04
Septic
Septic inspections
Septic inspections — quoted before we start, and finished the same day where we can.
Straightforward, start to finish.
You get a person, not a queue
Ring and someone who drives the truck answers. You get a price and a day on that call, not a callback.
Nobody knows where the lid is. That is fine
Half the jobs start with a probe and a shovel. If the lid has been buried since the eighties, we will still find it.
The tank goes out, not the lawn
Hose run from the truck, tank vacuumed down, sludge and crust taken with it. Boards down if the ground is soft.
The paperwork follows the load
Tipped at a licensed facility, recorded, and available to you if a council or a buyer ever asks where it went.
Your service report, done at the tank
Aerated systems need a service record for the council. It gets filled in while we are there, not from memory afterwards.
The lid goes back properly
Seated, weighted, and safe to walk over. That last part matters more than anything else on this list.
What you actually get with Paul.
Taken from what the business says about itself, not from a template.
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Best verified reputation in the Tablelands belt: 5 stars from 7 reviews
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ABN 89 154 049 400 and 'Accredited licensing' stated on site
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Focused on rural properties as well as homes and businesses
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Mon–Fri 8:00am–5:00pm, closed weekends
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Its own site contradicts itself on the founding year — a credibility fix worth pointing out
Known in Mareeba for turning up.
Owner-operator trading under his own name — the strongest personal-reputation play on the Tablelands
From their own listingThe truck, and the work.

Who we can get to.
Based in Mareeba, QLD, covering Mareeba, Atherton Tablelands, Kuranda, Dimbulah and Mount Carbine. If your town is not on this list, ring anyway — the run may already go past you.
The questions we get asked most.
How often should a septic tank be pumped?
How do I know if mine needs doing?
Do you need to find the lid, or do I?
Can the truck get to my tank?
What happens to the waste?
Do you do the council service report as well?
How much does it cost?
Get it pumped before it backs up.
Ring 0417 632 688 and speak to someone, or leave your details and get a call back.
